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Brandon Moreno’s preparation for his upcoming championship bout didn’t come under ideal circumstances. The UFC interim flyweight champion was forced to split and cut all communication with his head coach James Krause just a little over a month away from his fourth title fight with rival Deiveson Figueiredo at Saturday’s UFC 283 in Rio de

The upcoming UFC Fight Night event on April 15 now has its co-main event. A pair of exciting featherweights will take the cage in the co-feature as Edson Barboza is set to take on Billy Quarantillo. The event does not yet have a confirmed venue or location, although it is not expected to take place

Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title challenge at UFC 285 won’t be his last fight in the Octagon, despite speculation he might retire. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following a three-year hiatus to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut. The Jones/Gane fight came to fruition

Invicta FC is back for the first time in 2023, and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie. The promotion brings an eight-fight card featuring two title fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at the top. Invicta FC 51 takes place at ReelWorks Denver, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In the

RIO DE JANEIRO – Mauricio Rua isn’t going to be one of those fighters who flip-flops on retirement. UFC 283 will be his final foray into combat sports competition. Rua (27-13-1 MMA, 11-11-1 UFC), a former UFC light heavyweight champion and PRIDE grand prix winner, will bring his legendary career to an end Saturday when

RIO DE JANEIRO – According to UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, the biggest change in three-time opponent Brandon Moreno over the span of their trilogy-going-on-tetralogy is fear level. “I’m Brandon’s nightmare,” Figueiredo told reporters including MMA Junkie at a UFC 283 pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “Unfortunately, this is the only fight the UFC has to

RIO DE JANEIRO – The four combatants involved in the two UFC 283 title fights squared off with their opponents Wednesday following a set of pre-fight news conferences. Event headliners Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) squared off for the second time this week, right after UFC flyweight

After more than two years out of competitive action, Keri Taylor-Melendez is back. At Bellator 292, which takes place March 10 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Taylor-Melendez (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) will compete on the prelims against Bruna Ellen (6-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) in a women’s flyweight bout. Additionally, a main card heavyweight

Jon Jones may not be getting the mega-fight he expected, but lauds Francis Ngannou for betting on himself. Heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) parted ways with the UFC after a few of his requests, such as the right of a sponsorship and health insurance, weren’t met. Although UFC president Dana White said the promotion

Rising lightweights Ignacio Bahamondes and Nikolas Motta have been booked for UFC 287. Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at the April 8 pay-per-view event. A location and venue are yet to be announced. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from ESPN Deportes. Since

Martin Buday and Jake Collier are set to fight. The two heavyweight fighters will collide at a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for April 15. The card does not yet have a publicly-known location or venue. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous

The UFC returned to action this past Saturday for its first event of the year, and first in a month after a holiday break. UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas featured a mix of great finishes, as well as some dominant decisions. Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) outworked Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2

The first UFC event of 2023 is in the books, and it produced the year’s first rankings shuffle across a few divisions. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 217, Sean Strickland defeated Nassourdine Imavov by decision in a short-notice bout. Strickland remains at No. 8 in this week’s update, but fights elsewhere on

A major bantamweight bout is targeted to serve as an upcoming main event. Pending bout finalization, surging Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili will take on former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a five-round bout atop the UFC Fight Night 221 billing. The event takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has weighed in on Francis Ngannou‘s stunning release from the UFC. Ngannou and the UFC parted ways in recent days after a long-stemming contract dispute. The now-former heavyweight champion Ngannou is now free to explore other combat sports ventures, including a possible move to boxing. Ngannou had been

Muhammad Mokaev continues to struggle landing ranked opposition. Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been booked against Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Jafel Filho (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 286 on March 18 at The O2 in London. The event airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The undefeated 22-year-old hopes to

Former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones is finally on the verge of his heavyweight debut, and plans to be around at least for a couple of fights. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has teased a move to the heavyweight division for years, and will make it a reality when he faces Ciryl Gane for

The pre-trial hearing for accused molester and alleged Cain Velasquez shooting target Harry Goularte has been pushed back again. At a hearing Tuesday in Santa Clara County (Calif.) court that lasted approximately one minute, Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya ruled the matter be tabled until Feb. 27. The extension was the third granted for Goularte’s pre-trial